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Hardware Certification List (HCL) for NexentaStor 4.0.x

Product Management Certification Team January 2015

Hardware Certification List for NexentaStor 4.0.x

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Contents

Revision History ....................................................................................................................3

1.0 Overview .....................................................................................................................4

1.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................4

1.2 Nexenta Storage Solutions ...........................................................................................4

1.2.1 Reference Architecture (RA).......................................................................................4

1.2.2 Reference Architecture Plus (RA+)...............................................................................5

1.2.3 Certified Solution (CS) ..............................................................................................5

1.3 Certification ..............................................................................................................5

2.0 Reference Architectures..................................................................................................7

2.1 Dell RA – Based on 13G Servers ....................................................................................7

2.2 Dell RA – Based on 12G Servers ....................................................................................8

2.3 SuperMicro RA ..........................................................................................................9

3.0 Reference Architecture Plus........................................................................................... 10

3.1 Dell RA+ (13G Based) ................................................................................................ 10

3.2 Dell RA+ (12G Based) ................................................................................................ 11

3.3 SuperMicro RA+ ....................................................................................................... 12

3.4 HP RA+................................................................................................................... 13

4.0 Certified Solutions ....................................................................................................... 14

4.1 Certified Solutions 4.0 ............................................................................................... 14

4.2 Certified Solutions Building Blocks ............................................................................... 15

5.0 About Nexenta ............................................................................................................ 16

Appendix A - Supported SSDs ............................................................................................... 17



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Revision History

Date Description

04/30/2014 HCL 4.0 redesign: RA, RA+, CS

07/10/2014 Additions 1.3: Certification: Clarify certification process

3.1: Dell RA+: Revise supported components 3.2: SuperMicro RA+: Support all SMC-qualified SAS HDD and SAS SSD 3.3: HP RA+: D6000 added to HP+ building blocks. Clarify 2.5” vs. 3.5” HDD support

4.2 CS: Add clarification that CS building blocks are not for mix and match General

- Emulex LPe 12004 added to Dell, SuperMicro, and HP RA+

- SED support notes added - Clarification of internal SAS controller for RA/RA+ on SMC & Dell - Added BIOS for Dell, SMC & HP RA/RA+

Corrections

3.2: SuperMicro RA+: 846E26-R1200LPB 826E26-R1200LPB 4.2: Certified Solutions building blocks: 2TB NLC SAS 2TB NL SAS

12/15/2014 Additions 2.1: Dell RA: Added R730 (Dell 13G Server) based RAs

3.1: Dell RA+: Added section for 13G based hardware 4.1: Certified Solutions: Added Adcap Systems and Besta 7.0: Appendix A: Added a table listing certified SSDs

White on grey items are supported but not preferred for new deployments 2.2: Dell RA: In ZIL/SLOG row, 200GB SLC replaced with 200GB SSD 2.3: Supermicro RA: In ZIL/SLOG row, 200GB SLC replaced with 200GB UltraStar SSD

3.1: Dell RA+

In L2ARC row, 400 GB SLC option under MD1200 is white on grey

In ZIL/SLOG row, 200GB SLC option under MD1220 replaced with 200 GB SSD 3.2: Supermicro RA+: 200GB SLC in ZIL/SLOG row is white on grey

3.3: HP RA+: In ZIL/SLOG row, 400GB SLC under D2700 is white on grey Modifications

2.2: Dell RA: BIOS version for R720 changed to 2.2.3 3.1: Dell RA+: Additions in HDD row under MD3060e columns, including HDD range now up to 6TB

1/22/2015 Additions 3.3: SuperMicro RA+: Added 90-bay JBOD in fourth column

4.1: Certified Solutions: Added a row for Zstor 4.2: Certified Solutions Building Blocks: Added controller X9DRD-7LN4F and CPU Appendix: Noted SSDs that were tested and supported by both Nexenta and Supermicro



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1.0 Overview

1.1 Introduction

NexentaStor is Nexenta’s flagship Software Defined Storage (SDS) platform, allowing thousands of customers all

around the world to transform their storage infrastructure, increase flexibility and agility, simplify management,

and dramatically reduce costs without compromising on availability, reliability, or functionality.

NexentaStor delivers unified file and block storage services, runs on industry standard hardware, scales from tens

of terabytes to petabyte configurations, and includes all data management functionalities. NexentaStor is

Software Defined Storage with SMARTS: Security, Manageability, Availability, Reliability, (lower) TCO, and

Scalability.

This document is intended for Nexenta Partners and Nexenta customer-facing organizations. The latest version of

Nexenta Hardware Certification List (HCL) is posted on Partner Portal. For NexentaConnect utilizing VMware

vSphere, please refer to VMware HCL.

1.2 Nexenta Storage Solutions

Partners who are looking to offer NexentaStor storage solutions have the following options:

Reference Architecture (RA)

Reference Architecture Plus (RA+)

Certified Solution (CS)

1.2.1 Reference Architecture (RA)

A reference architecture consists of fixed sets of components within RA building blocks. RA building blocks

are:

Controllers: x86 servers with specific CPU, memory, NICs, and HBAs

Storage enclosures: JBOD with specific HDDs and SSDs

NexentaStor software

The detailed list of components for each RA configuration is listed in Section 2.0. Nexenta and hardware

technology partners (such as Dell, SuperMicro, and others) collaborate to pre-certify NexentaStor software

releases on each RA solution. In most cases, hardware technology partners offer consolidated SKUs for RA

configurations to simplify ordering and selling of NexentaStor solutions. As a result, RAs typically provide the

fastest path to market for Nexenta Partners.



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1.2.2 Reference Architecture Plus (RA+)

Reference Architecture Plus are targeted variations from RA configurations and provide additional flexibility

to Nexenta Partners. That flexibility is limited to modifying specific attributes of RA building blocks.

Specifically, RA+ allows variations in CPU, DRAM, NIC, SAS HBA, and FC HBA in controllers and enclosure

count, HDDs, SSDs in storage enclosures. Refer to Section 3.0 for more details. While RA+ provide additional

flexibility to Nexenta Partners, they also require a lightweight Nexenta certification effort.

1.2.3 Certified Solution (CS)

Any deviations outside the scope of Reference Architecture and Reference Architecture Plus require Nexenta

certification. Certification may be a lengthy process depending on the nature of the certification and requires

extra efforts from both Partners’ and Nexenta’s engineering resources. Additional fees are required for

certification. Unless CS is necessary, it is recommended that RA is the first choice of considerations for all

deployments.

Note: Certified Solutions are specific to NexentaStor major releases. For example, a Certified Solution for

NexentaStor 3.1.x does not automatically carry forward to NexentaStor 4.0 and will need to get re-certified.

1.3 Certification

Certification requests (certification request CR form and certification testing requirement CTR form) can be made

at http://www.nexenta.com/hcl. Both RA+ and CS require certification request. Estimation of completion time is

in the following (from the receipt of certification requests):

Exact configurations with specific components

within each configuration

RA

Controller Variations o CPU type o DRAM quantity o NIC o SAS HBA o FC HBA

Storage Enclosure

Variations o Enclosure count o HDD type and count o SSD type and count

RA+

Controllers and/or Storage Enclosures that are outside of RA+ scope

Open Configurations

Certifications Required

CS

http://www.nexenta.com/hcl



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RA RA+ CS

Certification Request No certification or

approval necessary

Submit CR and CTR

Nexenta SE can pre-

approve RA+

Submit CR and CTR

Certification Process Nexenta certification

process (default)

Review RA+ config

No certification tests

Approval of RA+

Review CS config

Nexenta certification tests

Approval of CS

Estimated Completion n/a Up to two weeks Up to eight weeks

Certification Fees n/a n/a Yes (Contact Sales)

Above estimation completion does not include new driver development and is subject to change at any time. For

questions, contact [email protected].

mailto:[email protected]



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2.0 Reference Architectures

2.1 Dell RA – Based on 13G Servers

Dell RA Entry Level ND-44-13G

Midrange ND-88-13G

Midrange Expanded

ND-176-13G

Large ND-224-13G

Large Expanded

ND-456-13G

Backup and Archive

ND-960-13G Raw Capacity 44TB 88TB 176TB 224TB 456TB 960TB Data Drive # 44 44 88 112 228 240 Form Factor (total system)

8U 12U 20U 12U 20U 20U

Memory (total system)

192GB 192GB 192GB 512GB 512GB 512GB

Read Cache Up to 800GB

Up to 800GB Up to 1.6TB Up to 1.6TB Up to 1.6TB n/a

10GbE port 2 2 2 2 2 2 Software NexentaStor 4.0 Protocol NFS v3, v4, CIFS, SMB 2.1, FC, iSCSI Client OS RHEL, Windows, VMware, Hyper-V, OpenStack, CloudStack

Dell RA Entry Level ND-44-13G

Midrange ND-88-13G

Midrange Expanded ND-176-13G

Large ND-224-13G

Large Expanded ND-456-13G

Backup and Archive ND-960-13G

Controller 2x R730

CPU E5-2609v3 1.9GHz, 6-core, 2-socket

E5-2643v3 3.4GHz, 6-core, 2-socket

DRAM 96GB (12x 8GB) 256GB (16x 16GB)

Boot Drive 2TB (2x 1TB NL SAS 7.2k 3.5)

SAS HBA 2x LSI 9300-8e

4x LSI 9300-8e

4x LSI 9300-8e

2x LSI 9207-8e

4x LSI 9207-8e

4x LSI 9207-8e

H730 (for internal SysPool drives only)

NIC 1x X520 10GbE DA/SPF+

Storage Enclosure

2x MD1420

(24-bay)

4x MD1400

(12-bay)

8x MD1400

(12-bay)

2x MD3060e

(60-bay)

4x MD3060e

(60-bay)

4x MD3060e

(60-bay)

Data HDD 1TB NL SAS 7.2k 2.5

2TB NL SAS 7.2k 3.5 4TB NL SAS 7.2k 3.5

Data Drive # 44 44 88 112 228 240

L2ARC Up to 800GB

(0 – 2x 400GB)

Up to 1.6TB

(0 – 4x 400GB) n/a

ZIL/SLOG 2x 200GB SSD CV6W8

2x ZeusRAM Z4RZF3D-8UC



n/a

Note 1: For Dell deployments, please use Nexenta -labeled hardware in DellStar ordering system

Note 2: BIOS for R730 system is 1.0.4

Note 3: Chassis management for MD1400 and MD1420 enclosures is targeted for delivery by end of Q1 2015

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/poweredge-r730/pd

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/storage-md1420/pd?oc=pv_md1420_1360&model_id=storage-md1420



http://www.dell.com/us/fedgov/p/powervault-md3060e/fs





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2.2 Dell RA – Based on 12G Servers

Dell RA Entry Level ND-44

Midrange ND-88

Midrange Expanded ND-176

Large ND-224

Large Expanded ND-456

Backup and Archive ND-960

Raw Capacity 44TB 88TB 176TB 224TB 456TB 960TB Data Drive # 44 44 88 112 228 240 Form Factor (total system)

8U 12U 20U 12U 20U 20U


192GB 192GB 192GB 512GB 512GB 512GB

Read Cache Up to 800GB Up to 800GB Up to 1.6TB Up to 1.6TB Up to 1.6TB n/a 10GbE port 2 2 2 2 2 2 Software NexentaStor 4.0 Protocol NFS v3, v4, CIFS, SMB 2.1, FC, iSCSI Client OS RHEL, Windows, VMware, Hyper-V, OpenStack, CloudStack

Dell RA Entry Level ND-44

Midrange ND-88

Midrange Expanded ND-176

Large ND-224

Large Expanded ND-456

Backup and Archive ND-960

Controller 2x R720

CPU E5-2609 2.4GHz, 4-core, 2-socket

E5-2643 3.3GHz, 4-core, 2-socket

DRAM 96GB (12x 8GB) 256GB (16x 16GB)


SAS HBA 2x LSI 9207-8e 4x LSI 9207-8e H710 (for internal SysPool drives only)

NIC 1x X520 10GbE DA/SPF+

Storage Enclosure

2x MD1220 (24-bay)

4x MD1200 (12-bay)

4x MD1200 (12-bay)

2x MD3060e (60-bay)

4x MD3060e (60-bay)

4x MD3060e (60-bay)

Data HDD 1TB NL SAS 7.2k 2.5


Data Drive # 44 44 88 112 228 240

L2ARC Up to 800GB (0 – 2x 400GB)

Up to 1.6TB (0 – 4x 400GB)

n/a

ZIL/SLOG 2x 200GB SLC 2x 200GB SSD CV6W8




n/a

Note 1: For Dell deployments, please use Nexenta -labeled hardware in DellStar ordering system

Note 2: BIOS for R720 system is 2.2.3

Note 3: White on grey items are supported but not preferred for new deployments


http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/powervault-md1220/pd








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2.3 SuperMicro RA

SuperMicro RA NSM-20 NSM-40 NSM-54 NSM-84 NSM-170 NSM-348 NSM-520 NSM-1440 Raw Capacity 20TB 40TB 54TB 84TB 170TB 348TB 520TB 1440TB Data Drive # 10 20 45 42 85 174 260 360 Form Factor (total system)

2U 8U 8U 8U 12U 20U 28U 36U


96GB 192GB 512GB 512GB 512GB 512GB 512GB 512GB

Read Cache n/a 400GB 400GB 400GB 800GB 800GB 800GB n/a 10GbE port 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 Software NexentaStor 4.0 Protocol NFS v3, v4, CIFS, SMB 2.1, FC, iSCSI Client OS RHEL, Windows, VMware, Hyper-V, OpenStack, CloudStack

SuperMicro RA NSM-20 NSM-40 NSM-54 NSM-84 NSM-170 NSM-348 NSM-520 NSM-1440

Controller 1x SSG-6027R-NEX1

2x SSG-6027R-NEX1

2x SSG-6027R-NEX2

CPU E5-2609

2.4GHz, 4-core, 2-socket

E5-2643

3.3GHz, 4-core, 2-socket

DRAM 96GB (12x 8GB) 256GB (16x 16GB)


SAS HBA n/a 1x LSI 9207-8e

2x LSI 9207-8e

2x LSI 9206-16e

3x LSI 9206-16e

4x LSI 9206-16e

Internal embedded LSI 2308 (on Motherboard, in IT/JBOD mode, for internal SysPool drives only)

NIC 1x X520 10GbE DA/SPF+ 2x X520 10GbE DA/SPF+

Data HDD 10x 2TB SAS 7.2k

n/a

Storage Enclosure n/a 2x 826E26-R1200LPB

(12-bay)

2x 216E26-R1200LPB

(24-bay)

1x 847E26-

RJBOD1 (45-bay)

2x 847E26-RJBOD1

(45-bay)

4x 847E26-RJBOD1

(45-bay)

6x 847E26-RJBOD1

(45-bay)

8x 847E26-RJBOD1

(45-bay)

Data HDD n/a 2TB NL SAS 7.2k 3.5

1.2TB SAS 10k 2.5


Data Drive # n/a 20 45 42 85 174 260 360

L2ARC n/a 400GB MLC (1x 400GB)

800GB MLC (2x 400GB)

n/a

ZIL/SLOG n/a 2x ZeusRAM Z4RZF3D-

8UC

2x 200GB SLC 2x 200GB UltraStar SSD

(see Appendix A)

2x ZeusRAM Z4RZF3D-

8UC

4x ZeusRAM Z4RZF3D-8UC 8x ZeusRAM Z4RZF3D-

8UC

n/a


http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/2U/6027/SSG-6027R-E1R12L.cfm





http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/2U/826/SC826E26-R1200LP.cfm




http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4U/847/SC847E26-RJBOD1.cfm












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3.0 Reference Architecture Plus

3.1 Dell RA+ (13G Based)

Controllers and storage enclosures pairing is restricted within RA building blocks only. For example, R730

can be paired with any storage enclosures in the following list, but not across different RA partners building blocks, e.g. SMC.

Variations in the following are permitted: o Controller: CPU type, DRAM capacity, SAS HBA type and count, NIC type and count, FC HBA type and

count.

o Storage enclosure: HDD type and count, SSD type and count, storage enclosure type and count.

All Dell-qualified HDD and SSD manufacturers are supported as data HDD and data SSD respectively.

Dell RA+ Building Blocks – Storage Enclosure Storage

Enclosure MD1400 MD1420 MD3060e

Data HDD

All SAS HDD on Dell-qualified list 7.2k SAS HDD ≤ 4TB 3.5 10k SAS HDD ≤ 1.2TB 3.5 15k SAS HDD ≤ 600GB 3.5

All SAS HDD on Dell-qualified list

7.2K SAS HDD ≤ 1TB 2.5 10k SAS HDD ≤ 1.2TB 2.5 15k SAS HDD ≤ 600GB 2.5


7.2k SAS HDD ≤ 6TB 3.5 7.2K SAS HDD ≤ 1TB 2.5 10k SAS HDD ≤ 1.2TB 2.5

15k SAS HDD ≤ 300GB 2.5

L2ARC 200GB MLC 2.5 400GB MLC 2.5

ZIL /SLOG ZeusRAM 3.5 200GB SSD 2.5 ZeusRAM 3.5 Data SSD All SAS SSD on Dell-qualified list

Note 1: Up to 8x MD3060e supported.

Note 2: There is no Self-encrypting Drives (SED) support in NexentaStor at this time. SED drives certification can be waived with the following assump tions:

Same hardware and firmware as non-SED (that was certified by Nexenta)

Self-encrypting feature turned off

Dell RA+ Building Blocks - Controller Controller R730

CPU All CPUs on Dell-supported list DRAM 96GB to 256GB per controller

Boot Drive 2x 1TB NL SAS 7.2k 2.5 (mirrored)

SAS HBA

LSI-9300-8e LSI 9207-8e

LSI 9206-16e H730 (for internal SysPool drives only)

NIC X520 10GE DA/SPF+ X540 10GE RJ45 I350

FC HBA Emulex LPe 12000, LPe 12002, LPe 12004 QLogic QLE 2462, QLE 2562







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3.2 Dell RA+ (12G Based)

Controllers and storage enclosures pairing is restricted within RA building blocks only. For example, R720 can be paired with any storage enclosures in the following list, but not across different RA partners

building blocks, e.g. SMC.

Variations in the following are permitted: o Controller: CPU type, DRAM capacity, SAS HBA type and count, NIC type and count, FC HBA type and

count. o Storage enclosure: HDD type and count, SSD type and count, storage enclosure type and count.

All Dell-qualified HDD and SSD manufacturers are supported as data HDD and data SSD respectively.

Dell RA+ Building Blocks - Controller Controller R620 R720

CPU All CPUs on Dell-supported list

DRAM 96GB to 256GB per controller Boot Drive 2x 1TB NL SAS 7.2k 2.5 (mirrored)

SAS HBA LSI 9207-8e LSI 9206-16e

H710 (for internal SysPool drives only)

NIC

X520 10GE DA/SPF+

X540 10GE RJ45 I350

FC HBA Emulex LPe 12000, LPe 12002, LPe 12004 QLogic QLE 2462, QLE 2562

Dell RA+ Building Blocks – Storage Enclosure Storage Enclosure

MD1200 MD1220 MD3060e

Data HDD


7.2k SAS HDD ≤ 4TB 3.5 10k SAS HDD ≤ 1.2TB 3.5 15k SAS HDD ≤ 600GB 3.5

All SAS HDD on Dell-qualified list 10k SAS HDD ≤ 1.2TB 2.5

15k SAS HDD ≤ 600GB 2.5

All SAS HDD on Dell-qualified list 7.2k SAS HDD ≤ 6TB 3.5

7.2K SAS HDD ≤ 1TB 2.5 10k SAS HDD ≤ 1.2TB 2.5 15k SAS HDD ≤ 300GB 2.5

L2ARC

400GB SLC

200GB MLC 2.5 400GB MLC 2.5

ZIL /SLOG ZeusRAM 3.5 200GB SLC 200GB SSD 2.5

ZeusRAM 3.5

Data SSD All SAS SSD on Dell-qualified list

Note 1: Up to 8x MD3060e supported.

Note 2: There is no Self-encrypting Drives (SED) support in NexentaStor at this time. SED drives certification can be waived with the following assumptions: Same hardware and firmware as non-SED (that was certified by Nexenta)










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3.3 SuperMicro RA+

Controllers and storage enclosures pairing is restricted within RA building blocks only. For example,

6027R-E1R12L can be paired with any storage enclosures in the following list, but not across different RA partners building blocks, e.g. Dell.

Variations in the following are permitted:

o Controller: CPU type, DRAM capacity, SAS HBA type and count, NIC type and count, FC HBA type and count.

o Storage enclosure: HDD type and count, SSD type and count, storage enclosure type and count.

o All HDD and SSD manufacturers qualified by SuperMicro are supported as data HDD and data SSD respectively.

SMC RA+ Building Blocks - Controller Controller SSG-6027R-E1R12L

CPU

E5-2609, 2.4GHz, 4-core, 2-socket E5-2609 v2, 2.5GHz, 4-core, 2-socket E5-2643, 3.3GHz, 4-core, 2-socket

E5-2643 v2, 3.5GHz, 6-core, 2-socket

DRAM 64GB to 512GB per controller Boot Drive 2x 1TB NL SAS 7.2k 3.5 (mirrored)

SAS HBA LSI 9207-8e LSI 9206-16e

Internal embedded LSI 2308 (on Motherboard, in IT/JBOD mode, for internal SysPool drives only)

NIC X520 10GE DA/SPF+

X540 10GE RJ45

FC HBA Emulex LPe 12000, LPe 12002, LPe 12004

QLogic QLE 2462, QLE 2562

SMC RA+ Building Blocks – Storage Enclosure Storage Enclosure

826E26-R1200LPB 847E26-RJBOD1 216E26-R1200LPB SC847DE26-R2K02JBOD 4

Data HDD All SAS HDD ≤ 4TB on SMC-qualified list

L2ARC 200GB MLC 2.5 – See Appendix A for specific options 400GB MLC 2.5 – See Appendix A for specific options

ZIL/SLOG 200GB SLC ZeusRAM 3.5 – See Appendix A for SSD based alternatives

Data SSD All SAS SSD on SMC-qualified list

Note 1: There is no Self-encrypting Drives (SED) support in NexentaStor at this time. SED drives certification can be waived with the following assumptions: Same hardware and firmware as non-SED (that was certified by Nexenta)


Note 2: Motherboard BIOS for the SMC RA/RA+ is 3.0

Note 3: White on grey items are supported but not preferred for new deployments Note 4: Deploying 90-bay JBOD will require professional services





http://www.supermicro.com/products/chassis/4u/847/sc847de26-r2k02jbod.cfm



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3.4 HP RA+

Controllers and storage enclosures pairing is restricted within RA building blocks only. For example, DL380e can be paired with any storage enclosures in the following list, but not across different RA

partners building blocks, e.g. Dell

Variations in the following are permitted

o Controller: CPU type, DRAM capacity, SAS HBA type and count, NIC type and count, FC HBA type and count

o Storage enclosure: HDD type and count, SSD type and count, storage enclosure type and count

All HP-qualified HDD and SSD manufacturers are supported as data HDD and data SSD respectively

HP RA+ Building Blocks - Controller Controller DL380e G8 DL380p G8

CPU E5-2407, 2.2GHz, 4-core, 2-socket E5-2643, 3.3GHz, 4-core, 2-socket

DRAM 96GB to 384GB per controller 256GB to 512GB per controller

Boot Drive 2x 1TB NL SAS 7.2k 2.5 (mirrored)

SAS HBA HP H221 (external) HP H220 (internal)

NIC HP 560SFP+

FC HBA Emulex LPe 12000, LPe 12002, LPe 12004

QLogic QLE 2462, QLE 2562

HP RA+ Building Blocks – Storage Enclosure Storage Enclosure

D2600 D2700 D6000

Data HDD All SAS HDD ≤ 4TB on HP-qualified list

3.5” HDD 2.5” HDD 3.5” HDD

L2ARC n/a

200GB MLC 2.5 (741136-B21)

400GB MLC 2.5 (741140-B21) 800GB MLC 2.5 (741144-B21)

n/a

ZIL/SLOG ZeusRAM 3.5 200GB SLC 2.5 (741148-B21) 400GB SLC 2.5 (741153-B21)

n/a

Data SSD All SAS SSD on HP-qualified list

Note 1: There is no Self-encrypting Drives (SED) support in NexentaStor at this time. SED drives certification can be waived with the following assumptions:

Same hardware as non-SED (that was certified by Nexenta)

Same firmware as non-SED (that was certified by Nexenta)


Note 2: BIOS for HP RA/RA+ is P70

Note 3: D6000 starting with NexentaStor 4.0.3

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/proliant-servers/product-detail.html?oid=5261094#!tab=features

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/proliant-servers/product-detail.html?oid=5177957#!tab=features

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/disk-enclosures/product-detail.html?oid=4021628#!tab=features

http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/disk-enclosures/product-detail.html?oid=3954790#!tab=features

http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c04111505



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4.0 Certified Solutions

4.1 Certified Solutions 4.0

The following is a list of Nexenta partners’ solutions that are certified with NexentaStor 4.0

Nexenta Certified Solutions Partner Name Partner Solutions NexentaStor Release

Aberdeen

AberSAN Z22

AberSAN Z32

AberSAN Z42

AberSAN ZXP2

AberSAN ZXP3

AberSAN Petarack2

AberSAN Petarack3

4.0

Adcap Systems Adcap SwiftStor C7000 series 4.0

AIC SB402-CP2 4U Storage Server 4.0

Besta Besta SD201 4.0

Pogo Storage StorageDirector ZXR 4.0

Q5 Predator

Beluga

4.0

Silicon Mechanics

Silicon Mechanics zStax 104 4U

Silicon Mechanics zStax 104 3U

Silicon Mechanics zStax 64

4.0

Zstor Q-3560

Q-HA3560

4.0



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4.2 Certified Solutions Building Blocks

The following is a list of CS building blocks that are certified with NexentaStor 4.0.

CS building blocks serve as an indication or record of the hardware that went through certification and are for reference only.

Certified Solutions Building Blocks – Controller Controller CPU DRAM Boot Drive SAS HBA NIC FC HBA

SuperMicro X9DRH-iTF X9DRi-LN4+

X9DR3-LN4+ X9DRW-3LN4F+ X9DRW-3TF+ X9DRD-7LN4F

E5-2603, 1.8GHz, 4-core, 2-socket

E5-2620 v2, 2.1GHz, 6-core, 2-socket E5-2630 v2, 2.6GHz, 6-

core, 2-socket E5-2690, 2.9GHz, 8-core, 2-socket

E5-2643, 3.3GHz, 4-core, 2-socket

96GB,

256GB

1TB, 2TB NL

SAS 7.2k 3.5

LSI 9200-8e LSI 9201-16e LSI 9205-8e

LSI 9206-16e LSI 9207-8e LSI 9207-8i LSI-9211-8i

X520 10GE DA/SPF+

X540 10GE RJ45

n/a

Certified Solutions Building Blocks – Storage Enclosure Storage Enclosure Data HDD ZIL/SLOG L2ARC Data SSD

AIC XJ3000-4603S

(4U 60-bay)

1TB NL SAS 7.2k 3.5

(ST1000NM0023) ZeusRAM Z4RZF3D-8UC 3.5 400GB MLC n/a

Quanta JB9

(M4600H 4U 60-bay)

2TB NL SAS 7.2k 3.5

(ST32000645SS) ZeusRAM Z4RZF3D-8UC 3.5 400GB MLC n/a

SuperMicro 837E26-RJBOD1

(3U 28-bay)

4TB NL SAS 7.2k 3.5 (ST4000NM0023) 600GB SAS 15k 3.5 (ST3600057SS)

900GB SAS 10k 2.5 (ST900MM0026) 1.2TB SAS 10k 2.5

(ST1200MM0017)

ZeusRAM Z4RZF3D-8UC 3.5

400GB MLC (S842E800M2)

800GB MLC (S842E400M2)

n/a

Xyratex HB-2435-E6EBD

(2U 24-bay)

4TB NL SAS 7.2k 3.5

(HUS724040ALS640) ZeusRAM Z4RZF3D-8UC 3.5 400GB MLC n/a



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5.0 About Nexenta

Nexenta is the global leader in Software-Defined Storage, delivering easy-to-use, secure and ultra-low cost

storage software solutions. Nexenta solutions are hardware-, protocol-, and app-agnostic, providing innovation

freedom and speed for organizations to realize "true" benefits of Software-Defined Infrastructure-centric Cloud

Computing. Nexenta enables workloads from rich media-driven Social Living to Mobility; from the Internet of

Things to Big Data; from OpenStack and CloudStack to Do-It-Yourself Cloud deployments. Founded around an

"open source” platform and industry-disruptive vision, Nexenta delivers its award- and patent-winning software-

only unified storage management solutions with a global partner network. For more information visit

www.nexenta.com, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Also, download the newly published Nexenta

Special Edition Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) for Dummies eBook.

Notice: No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, i ncluding photocopying and

recording, or stored in a database or retrieval system for any purpose, without the express written permission of Nexenta Systems (hereinafter referred to

as “Nexenta”).

Nexenta reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use. Nexenta products and

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may not be available currently. Refer to the latest product announcement or contact your local Nexenta Systems sales offi ce for information on feature and

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Date: January 2015

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Appendix A - Supported SSDs

The following table lists SSDs that have been specifically tested by Nexenta and identifies recommended use

cases for each. In general, SSDs with higher write endurance and lower sequential write latency should be used for ZIL/SLOG. SSDs with higher capacity and lower cost / performance profiles should be used for L2ARC.

This information is provided to help select devices as part of Certified Solutions or RA+ configurations that

provide flexibility for SSD selection. Note that SSDs used as part of any RA+ configuration must also be supported by the enclosure vendor. For example, an SSD used in a SuperMicro RA+ configuration should be

listed in this Appendix and on SuperMicro’s list of qualified devices.

Nexenta

Use Case Manufacturer Model Interface

Capacity

as Sold

Form

Factor Part Number

Min.

Firmware

ZIL/SLOG HGST ZeusRAM * 6G SAS 8GB 3.5" Z4RZF3D-8UCS C025

ZIL/SLOG HGST/STEC S842Z * 6G SAS 32GB 2.5" S842Z32M2 E4R3

ZIL/SLOG HGST s842 * 6G SAS 200GB 2.5" S842E200M2 / 0T00169 E4R3

ZIL/SLOG HGST s842 * 6G SAS 400GB 2.5" S842E400M2 / 0T00177 E4R3

ZIL/SLOG HGST UltraStar SSD800MH *

12G SASi 200GB 2.5" HUSMH8020ASS200 A210

ZIL/SLOG HGST UltraStar SSD800MH *

12G SAS1 400GB 2.5" HUSMH8040ASS200 A210

ZIL/SLOG HGST UltraStar SSD800MH * 12G SAS1 800GB 2.5" HUSMH8080ASS200 A210

ZIL/SLOG HGST UltraStar SSD800MH.B * 12G SAS1 100GB 2.5" HUSMH8010BSS200 A45C




ZIL/SLOG SanDisk Optimus.2 Extreme 6G SAS 100GB 2.5" SDLKOE9W100G5CA1 F6C2

ZIL/SLOG SanDisk Lightning 6G SAS 100GB 2.5" LB206S P329

ZIL/SLOG SanDisk Optimus.2 Extreme 6G SAS 200GB 2.5" SDLKOD9W200G5CA1 F6C2

ZIL/SLOG SanDisk Optimus.2 Extreme 6G SAS 400GB 2.5" SDLKOC9W400G5CA1 F6C2

ZIL/SLOG SanDisk Optimus.2 Extreme 6G SAS 800GB 2.5" SDLLOC9W800G5CA1 F6C2



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Nexenta


Capacity

as Sold

Form

Factor Part Number

Min.

Firmware

ZIL/SLOG Seagate 1200 * 12G SAS1 100GB 2.5" ST100FM0103 0004






ZIL/SLOG Toshiba PX02SS 12G SAS1 200GB 2.5” PX02SSF020 A4AC

L2ARC HGST UltraStar SSD1600MR * 12G SAS1 250GB 2.5" HUSMR1625ASS200 A100






L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Ultra 6G SAS 150GB 2.5" SDLKOEGW150G5CA1 F6C2

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Ascend 6G SAS 200GB 2.5" SDLKOEDM200G5CA1 F6C2

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Ultra 6G SAS 300GB 2.5" SDLKODGW300G5CA1 F6C2

L2ARC Sandisk Optimus.1 Ascend 6G SAS 400GB 2.5" SDLKAD6M400G5CA1 KZ40

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Ascend 6G SAS 400GB 2.5" SDLKODDM400G5CA1 F6C2

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Eco 6G SAS 400GB 2.5" SDLKOD6R400G5CA1 K0A0

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Ultra 6G SAS 600GB 2.5" SDLKOCGW600G5CA1 F6C2

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Ascend 6G SAS 800GB 2.5" SDLKOCDM800G5CA1 F6C2

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Eco 6G SAS 800GB 2.5" SDLKOC6R800G5CA1 K0A0

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Ultra 6G SAS 1.2TB 2.5" SDLLOCGW012T5CA1 F6C2



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Nexenta


Capacity

as Sold Form

Factor Part Number

Min.

Firmware

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Ascend 6G SAS 1.6TB 2.5" SDLLOCDM016T5CA1 F6C2

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Eco 6G SAS 1.6TB 2.5" SDLLOC6R016T5CA1 K0A0

L2ARC SanDisk Optimus.2 Eco 6G SAS 2TB 2.5" SDLLOC6R020T5CA1 K0A0

L2ARC Seagate 1200 * 12G SAS1 200GB 2.5" ST200FM0053 0004



L2ARC Seagate 1200 * 12G SAS1 200GB 2.5" ST200FM0073 0004ii



Note 1: 12Gb SAS devices are currently only certified within 6Gb SAS enclosures. Full 12Gb SAS support is pending.

Note 2:

SED functionality is not supported by NexentaStor

Note 3:

* - Tested and supported by Nexenta and Supermicro as of January 2015

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